The Pentax Robot might be useful for Department Store / Shopping Mall Santa Clauses, but back in the day, there was a real Robot camera (not to be confused with today's robotic cameras) - the first 35mm motorized mechanical film camera. As I remember, they were very expensive and exclusive. Here is a history of the invention and development of that collector's prize:

The secret to good corporate marketing is to corner the youth market...Canon has done a good job appealing to the 15 to 24 year old segment...it looks like Pentax is trying to get an even younger market .